I opened the box, the brushed aluminum face beamed at me. The LIAN-LI had arrived.

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I opened the box, the brushed aluminum face beamed at me. The LIAN-LI had arrived.

I slid it out of the box. It was exactly like the picture. It was feather-lite. RIGID ! The quality is impeccable. I tally up the exploded view & list of parts. It is comprised of 217 pieces. There are 3 fans and a 3 position switch to adjust the speed. I twist the thumbscrews off the back and slide the Mobo rack out. Awesome. Inside is is so clean and shiny, I debate whether or not to eat my next meal in there, but decide against it.

This is the best case I have ever owned. I ponder going operational now or wait for the DDR ATHLON....

Cost: Normal cases w/300w PS are about $100 CDN, I paid $255 CDN for the LIAN-LI w/300w PS.
To compare, a 1 Ghz TBIRD is $300 CDN and a 1.2 Ghz TBIRD is $455 CDN.(mar3-01) Whether you buy the 1 or 1.2 depends on whether you can afford it or whether you think its worth it. In my opinion the LIAN-LI was worh the extra $155 to have something of a higher-quality. It is built the way you would expect it to be built.

If your not a fan of the Pro-Aluminum Look then I suggest you stick with plastic over tin.

Well I've decided to go ahead and put the new ASUS A7M266 Mobo in, and a stick of MUSHY/Samsung PC-2100.

I've got a DURON 800 & a TBIRD 800 sitting here and may try both...although I wish the DDR Athlon was available...if anyone knows.
This article: http://www.gotapex.com/reviews.php?rev=a7m/index.html
says the board is meant to do both types of CPU, so it may be a good way to get a first-hand comparison.

Thats the a7m266? pretty bad design from such a good company the power plug is in an awful place does it have ATA-100 support? why are there only 2 memory slots does asus know what they are doing to their wonderful reputation?